ABCD APPROACH
USING ASSETS TO SOLVE
SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN
NIGERIAN GRASSROOTS
COMMUNITIES
By: Adam Abdulraheem
NIGERIA
In July 2016, Prikkle Acad-
emy visited the community of
Afon, Asa Local Government,
Kwara State, Nigeria. In part-
nership with the Afon Vol-
unteers Initiative (AVI), they
took on a project that would
later enable the Afon youth to
transform their resources into
assets that would solve their
community’s problems.
Prikkle academy is a youth-
led organization that focus-
es on inspiring and igniting
young changemakers in grass-
roots communities to collabo-
rate and identify strengths and
resources within their commu-
nity to create innovative solu-
tions to social problems. This
group follows the asset-based
community development ap-
proach (ABCD) which is based
on the principle of identify-
ing and mobilising individual
and community assets, rather
than focusing on problems and
needs.
Photo from: Adam Abdulraheem
Abubakar Balogun siting comfortable on tire chair and his tin table
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